The districts of Nieuwegein

Nieuwegein has 66,780 residents (2026), spread across 22 districts and 39 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 48% of the Netherlands

Family territory with a safety question

Nieuwegein averages 6.1, which puts the municipality above 47% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Families lift that grade with 7.4; safety holds it back at 5.0. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Gaarden (9.6), the lowest in Plettenburg (2.5). That is 7.1 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 66,780
districts: 22
neighbourhoods: 39
km² of land: 23.4

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

34.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.1 per 1,000

Property crime

15.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 3,377 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.8 km

GP practice

0.9 km

Train station

7.7 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

2.7 km

Café

1.4 km

Library

2.5 km

Motorway ramp

1.7 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 389,135

Welfare recipients

19.8 per 1,000

High incomes

19%

Low incomes

35%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

60%

Social housing

29%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

61%

Built after 2000

11%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

5,935 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

2,049

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.3 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

2.3 km

Residents under 15

15%

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Who lives here

Nieuwegein has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4528%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+22%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.1 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,921 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Nieuwegein, weighted by population.